---
id: 657dc130b35c3a20c8908eb1
title: Task 85
challengeType: 22
dashedName: task-85
---

<!-- Tom: Awesome! Do they usually last long? -->

# --description--

When you talk about how much time an event or activity `lasts,` you are talking about its duration from start to finish. If something does not `last long,` it means it doesn't take a lot of time.

# --instructions--

Listen to the audio to complete the sentence below.

# --fillInTheBlank--

## --sentence--

`Tom: Awesome! Do they usually _ long?`

`Sophie: Not too long. They usually take about 30 to 45 minutes.`

## --blanks--

`last`

### --feedback--

The phrase Tom uses is asking about the duration of the meetings.

# --scene--

```json
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      }
    ],
    "audio": {
      "filename": "1.3-4.mp3",
      "startTime": 1,
      "startTimestamp": 16.82,
      "finishTimestamp": 19.14
    }
  },
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      "character": "Tom",
      "opacity": 1,
      "startTime": 0
    },
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      "dialogue": {
        "text": "Awesome. Do they usually last long?",
        "align": "center"
      }
    },
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    }
  ]
}
```
